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Descriptor
English
:
Mites
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ácaros
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ácaros
Synonyms
English
:
Acarus
Mite
Tree Number:
B01.050.500.131.166.132.419
SP4.001.022.223.020.010
Definition
English
:
Any arthropod of the subclass ACARI except the TICKS. They are minute
animals
related to the
spiders
, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies. They may be parasitic on
humans
and domestic
animals
, producing various irritations of the skin (
MITE INFESTATIONS
). Many mite species are important to human and
veterinary medicine
as both
parasite
and vector. Mites also infest
plants.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
Infection
=
MITE INFESTATIONS
; for miticides (chemicals killing or controlling mites) index under
ACARICIDES
; mite vectors =
ARACHNID VECTORS
(IM) + MITES (IM); mite
control
: coordinate IM with
TICK CONTROL
(IM).
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
9114
Unique Identifier:
D008925
Occurrence in VHL
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